Čierny Balog (until 1927 also Balog, or Čierny Hronec; Hungarian: Feketebalog) is a municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. The village arose after 1882 (1888 mentioned as Feketebalog) by a merge of 13 villages (e.g. Balog, Krám, Dobroč, Dolina). Until 1920, it belonged to Hungary, as part of Zólyom County. It played an important role during World War II, as one of the centers of the anti-Nazi Slovak National Uprising. Čierny Balog is twinned with: The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Státný archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia" More information...
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